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Which 5W40 oil to buy?
pudding:
Yeah that's the stuff, although it's £48 in the UK Halfords. Halfords Ireland appear to be ripping you off! Have they not got an Easter sale on over there?
There are no right or wrongs, only what suits your wallet and driving style, consumption rates etc. Oil is funny stuff because it can be so divisive like tyres, brakes and suspension brands. Everyone has a preferred brand, in spite of smoother running etc being placebo :grin: The only metrics to compare oils with are, consumption and wear rates. We can't measure wear rate obviously as it happens so gradually.
Anyway, this is probably what I would use on track days, if you can get it over there - https://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-68897-fuchs-titan-race-pro-s-5w-40-ester-fully-synthetic-engine-oil.aspx
OllieVRS:
--- Quote from: Pudding on April 06, 2023, 03:48:50 pm ---Yeah that's the stuff, although it's £48 in the UK Halfords. Halfords Ireland appear to be ripping you off! Have they not got an Easter sale on over there?
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That IS the Easter sale price :grin: normally it's €75. Everything motoring related in Ireland tends to always cost 20% more than in the UK.
Will keep that Fuchs oil you mentioned in mind, although it ends up working out to £71 or €81 once delivered. Essentially the same price as Millers normally costs from Halfords, before my 8% work card discount. And it'd probably be stuck in customs for weeks.
I think I'll actually go pick up that Mobil 1 on the way home from work to take advantage of that Easter discount, and to have it ready in case the track day does really toast the Millers oil.
Cheers :happy2:
OllieVRS:
Told the Halfords fella that I've got an 8% discount with my Perks card from work, he couldn't find on it on the system so he gave me a 10% discount instead - cost €57, now that's closer to UK prices :grin:
pudding:
Good stuff :happy2:
I don't think I'll be moving to Ireland any time soon! I thought England was expensive :grin:
ROH ECHT:
--- Quote from: OllieVRS on April 06, 2023, 02:58:54 pm ---Thanks for all the replies!
I like that boil and cold test that you posted
But the common consensus is that I should dump the €91 Miller's as soon as the track day is over, right?
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Right....race oil is not meant for running normal to long intervals. Any "Race" oil you use is probably not going to be factory approved...but will likely protect better under track conditions and use.
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